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Crimson Longinus replied to the thread D&D 5E (2024) NPCs, and the poverty of the core books.Too squishy or wimpy for what? Who cares about CR, it is meaningless nonsense anyway, and as monster creation rules do not even exist in... -
Crimson Longinus reacted to pawsplay's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) NPCs, and the poverty of the core books with
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I don't expect PCs and NPCs to all have identical abilities, but I do expect PC classes to have some reflection in the game world. Like... -
Crimson Longinus reacted to Lanefan's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) NPCs, and the poverty of the core books with Like.
Except aren't the game mechanics there to abstract and reflect that universe as best they can? Isn't that their job? If so, then if...
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Crimson Longinus reacted to Micah Sweet's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) NPCs, and the poverty of the core books with Like.
None if that reads as unique to me, just rare. It's certainly not IMO a good reason to restrict any ability to PC or NPC based on the...
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Crimson Longinus reacted to Jfdlsjfd's post in the thread In a fantasy world filled with magic and miraculous beings, will the religious concepts of the locals be completely different from the human of Earth? with Like.
Sacrificing to the god is exactly what casting a clerical spell (well, except that I didn't check and wall of fire isn't on the cleric...
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Crimson Longinus reacted to Jfdlsjfd's post in the thread In a fantasy world filled with magic and miraculous beings, will the religious concepts of the locals be completely different from the human of Earth? with Like.
I'd say it may make them more religious. People participated in civic worship because they felt it would protect their city, even in the...
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Crimson Longinus replied to the thread D&D 5E (2024) NPCs, and the poverty of the core books.I have been told in many threads how it is the PCs that are the super special and unique people, but apparently now it is the other way...
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Crimson Longinus replied to the thread D&D 5E (2024) NPCs, and the poverty of the core books.Enough for what? And if both their offence and defence are lacking for your purposes, then just make them higher level!
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Crimson Longinus replied to the thread D&D 5E (2024) NPCs, and the poverty of the core books.It's a good example of a NPC that annoyingly does stuff no PC bard can.
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Crimson Longinus reacted to Pedantic's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) NPCs, and the poverty of the core books with Like.
That feels like a stronger argument for a more detailed character creation system with more variability, not less.
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Crimson Longinus reacted to NotAYakk's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) What’s the difference between sorcerers, warlocks, and wizards? with Like.
3e had a Warlock that was more into invocations. I've 'brewed a difference between wizards and sorcerers and warlocks. Wizards get...
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Crimson Longinus reacted to Bae'zel's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) NPCs, and the poverty of the core books with Like.
I'd find a "close enough" NPC spellcaster stat block and replace its spells with Bardic ones, I guess. Give it some Bardic inspiration...
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Crimson Longinus replied to the thread D&D 5E (2024) What’s the difference between sorcerers, warlocks, and wizards?.BTW, regarding the diegetic specificity of subclasses, I finds it odd that some people implied they are not specific enough. My issue...
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Crimson Longinus reacted to Jfdlsjfd's post in the thread In a fantasy world filled with magic and miraculous beings, will the religious concepts of the locals be completely different from the human of Earth? with Like.
When you're revering the Irminsul, it can be proven to exist. You can see it, touch it, and cut it down (in the case of Charlemagne)...
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Crimson Longinus reacted to Pedantic's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) NPCs, and the poverty of the core books with Like.
This is all a question of degree right? It's not wild to have a specialized Oracle of the Moon Pool, it's pretty crazy to have a unique...